Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-27

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The snsgeR 10 the telegram sent 70
the Northern Pscifs Railroad Company
practically demanding thai the sf5ces
Of the company noe losassd in PERT
land be bToughf here, a. wss published
n tue Pozr IxTELLI0ExcK7 Of yesteF
day, vas the occasion Of general and
great satisfaction In Tacoma Il COO
efmed The truth also Of the report Of
the demand by the Chamber Of Con-
Deree, a. nrst published in the Posr-
iETKLLEsKxcKR, and which has been 90
emphstically and foolishiy denied by
the Nsses Of this city. The satisfaction
over tie prospect Of Paul Sehaitzs,
CAsritou and the other officials Of the
company nov in Portland occupying in
q sh1rt tine the rooms Of the Chamber
Of Comneree vas voiced In tAs convex
satiOn Of toe street everywhere, bat in
ieRest il nov tarainR 20 the answer Of
TIKI oTHKR COMMUNICATION
That vas referred 10. The eommani.
cation that calls upon the COMPANY TO
act upon the lsng delayed gOrks, the
Improvement Of the bay and the open
ing Of the water front IL still to be
heard from, and that answer viii be Of
- much more importance 10 this city
one way or the other - = twenty dollar
gold pieces is 20 q nickel. TIE gus
tions involved therein mean life or
death. The city IS whole is not de-
spondent, especially today, a. every
man has hopes Of . favorable answer 20
The demand contained therein, and
which will probably come or bs made
knoSn upon the return Of General Az
derson from the East.
A POINT IN POLITICS.
The interest IN local Bolitics is stead
lily warming. There 10 reported to be
an effort on foot to bring about q union
between the labor party and Democrats
10 nominate for Mayor w. B. Ksily.
the lately defeated candidate for Uoun-
~ Audittr. Heis the latest developed
candidate Of all the list Of those pab-
lishsd and yetshe has bee in the field
for some time. Those makiBg the deal
are X. j. Wsisbaoh, Who Was instEu-
mental N organizing the Knights Of
Labor here; Jacob Ralph, who was the
bead aud front Of the anti-Chiness
party here during the last campaign,
and II. @. Patrick, who was the editor
OF the little anti Chinese journal called
Justice Published during the same cam
psign. IL is reported that these and
others are interested 10 bringing about
q coalition between the labor and Dem
ocratio parties for the nomiRation Of
Mr.. Kelley. The other element Of the
labor party are, however, pronounced
IN favor of Mayor Mann for q new
nomination bat, il 10 Fumored, they will
accepts the other PROPOSED figures 10 the
first combination, JOAN Arthur. E'q,
for City Attorney, and Frank McGill
for Street Commissioner. j. O. Weth-
cred is named for the Council from the
Third Ward and A. Parker from the
Second.
A COMMITTEE THAT FAILED TO REPORT
The Committee Of all the members OF
the COuBeil (exelzdiug the Mayor. was
appointed az the last meeting of that
body 10 consider the situation concern
ing she street Improvements now going
forward and in eonte m PlatiOn. The
meeting Of last Saturday adjourned IN
I'll yesterday to give opportunity for
early report Of she action of that Com
mittee and action thereon by the Coun-
oil. The Committee met during the
week with doors locked, the blinds
pulled down and the keyhole covered.
The members have been very mum as
90 what took place 10 this strict priyacy.
These interviewed stated that il would
be made known at ths public meeting
Of the Council to follow. It was given
out, however, that the star chamber
session was OF highly favored charac-
ter, that the member from the Fourth
Ward
HELD HIGH CARNIVAL
OF oratory for little while, but that
the other members finally sat upon him.
These have been minors that we're not
sustained. The City Council met yes
terday a. per adjournment TO hear the
report, bat the strained ears Of the lobby
we're all unsatished. Tue dreary round
Of peiitisEs, bills and claims was begun
Immediately upon the opening Of the
session, and the report Of the special
committee or the committee itself vas
never 80 much a. mentioned.
WHAT THEY DID.
A resolution for the cendemninR Of
property for the opening of Tacoma
avenue and Met Arver street TO a juno
ton with each other was adopted. The
streets are those required for the ruR-
ming Of the proposed street railway TO
feTred 90.
A declaration to improve E street
from Division avenue north to Second
street WAS made formally.
Mr.. Hong ton stated that in the
declarations as they are worded TO i'm
prove streets to q oompletion-thAt is
clear. grade and erect sidewalks-he
wished TO be understood as not in favor
until the Council was sore that the
grades we're satisfactory. The NOR
know Of these official grades" be said,
the less think OF them"
Bashford thou0ht likewise. There
would be a petition for the further i'm
provement OF + street, be said. and be
wanted TO know II tbs grades were
suitable, IS he had heard q great deal of
complaint concerning Tacoma avenue
the grade Of which Was recently de-
soribed in the PosT-INTELLIdEScKBI |.
Bacon moved that
THE PRoFTLK oF THE STREETS
Where improvements we're to be made
should be taken, examined. and What
changes might be thought necessary
should be outlined and adjusted 10 the
satisfaction Of those coRrerned before
work ia begun. Toe motion was adopted.
Honehtou moved that the City At
torney be reqaired to secure the names
OF the pr perty owners on Tacoms.
Yakima and Jefferson avenaes and d
street whose property it will be neoes-
sAry TO condemn in order to open those
streets TO the length CONTEMPLATED.
TIE Committee Of Clai ne reported
that the O,d Town wharf bad been com
Pleted, and provision wss made for the
payment 10 the contractor OF the $3.50
due him.
April 18th was named as the date for
the sitting OF the committee for the
hsarinR OF appeals from the ass essment
rolls Of streets 70 De improved
NJ, Enhroi iert.s- CHKsrER CLEARY